Liquid-measuring appliance.



No. 836,941. y PATENTED NOV. 2'7, 1906.

J. H. OPTENBERG.

LIQUID MEASURING APPLIANGE.

APPLIGATIOB FILED 00T.30. 1905.

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J. H. OPTENBERG. LIQUID MBAsURNG APPLIANGE.

2 SHEETS-SHEET 2 APPLICATION FILED 0OT.30. 1905.

@W a wwe @as L UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

JOHN H.V OPTENBERG, OF SHEBOYGAN, WISCONSIN, ASSIGNOR TO SYPHONICv MEASURE TANK COMPANY, OF SHEBOYGAN, WIS- CON SIN LlQuiD-Msasunme APPLIANGE.

Specification of Letters atent.

Patented Nov. 27, 1906.

Application filed. October 30, 1905. Serial No. 284.988.

To all whom t may concern:

'Be it known that I, J om H. OPTENBERG, a citlzen of'the United States, and a resident of Sheboygan, in the county of Sheboygan and Measuring Appliances; `and I do hereby dev clare that the following is a full, clear, and exact 'description thereof.

My invention consists in certain peculiari-` ties of construction and combination ofparts hereinafter particularly set forthwith reference to the accom an drawings andsub- 'se'uently'claime its o ject being to prov1 e simple, economical, durable; and accurate liquid-measuring a pliances of the. kind designedto beemploye 1n connection with a more 'or'les's distant su plyftank, each appliance'comprising.- a pre erably covered receptacle having a cockcontrolled inlet and outlet passage and rovided with means for automatic stop of ow ofliquid contents lthere'- from when a predetermined quantity of suchy contents has been drawn, the receptacleV being automaticall refilled from the 'supplytank whenever t efcock of the a plianceis adjustedl to place the passage a oresaid in communication with the corresponding tank and tol simultaneously close the outlet continuation of-said passage.

' Figure 1 of the drawings re resents a ver- `tical 'tudinal section of a 'v uid-measuring a p 'ance of the kind prove in the matter of details in accordance with my invention; Fig. 2 a front elevation of the same, partly broken away; F' 3, va view of a fragment, of the app Iance, pas ly in horizonte section; 4, a sectipna view on the plane indicated by line 4 4 in 3y and Fig. 5 a vertical transverse section view of said appliance, this view beingindicated by lines 5 5 in Fig. 1;

eferring by letter to the drawings, A indicates the body, and B the bottom, of the liq-` uld-receptacle of m improved Ii%uid-meaS- uring appliance. he body andv ottoni of the receptacle are separate castings bolted to ether, provision be' had for a liquidtig t joint. The geneihlsha e of the receptacle 1s immaterial, althoug preference is had for a rectangular form of same, and the capacity of said rece 'tacle is a matter of arbitrary selection.

vent-opening is provided in the top of the receptacle, and a vent-pipe C is herein `shown as having its lower end in said opening.

Inte al with the body A of the receptacle at the orward end of same is a ilow-chamber D, comprisingbtwo parallel vertical channels and an upper end connecting said channels. The innermost channel 'of the chamber eX- tends from above the top of said body to near the bottom B of said receptacle, it being preferable, as herein shown, to provide said bot. tom with an'indenture b immediately under Y said channel in order to obtain a corres ondinglamountof clearance for the liqui contents ofthe aforesaid. receptacle. The wall between the vertical channels of the flowchamber extends to approin'mately'the same he' ht as the inner side of the top of the aforesai receptacle, the upper end of said cham- 'ber being a bulgelc of said top, and said lowchamber is,part of the inlet'andoutlet passage of the receptacle.

A lateral aperture rovided in the upper lbend of the ilowcham er D is outward y expanded, and in ground-j oint engagement with said aperture is the corresfpondin ly-shaped longitudinally-bored end o a'rod to which one end of an air-tube F is iitted.

The rod E is shouldered, and the reduced portion thereof extends' out through a preferl ably tapered stuffing-box G, that has screwthread-engagement with a corres ending a, ertureina side wall' of the liquid-recepten e ET insure an economical liquid-tight joint. tweidiigthe shoulder of same and the stuflingbox G, is a spiral spring H, that operates by its e ,ansive force to compensate for wear and. ways bind the aforesaid rod in its ground-joint engagement with the lateral aperture in the up er bend of the flow-chamberabovespecie ,Theself-bindingground- 'oint connection'of the hollow endof the rod with the flow-chamber D is animportant feature of the apparatus;

Fast on the outer end of the `rod E is a-lever l, guided in a slot of a scale-plate J, havving -a shank Jr made fast by a set-screw d to tbe adjacent side of the liquid receptacle astraddle of the outer end of the stuffing-box G, said lever being bent at its innerend and having spring contact with the opter face ci the scale-plate slot, whereby 1t `aids the ed on the rod. E, under tension be` IOO li quid measurement.

spring H in holding the rod E in its groundjoint engagement with the aperture in the bend of the aforesaid flow-chamber.

The lever is provided with an outer longitudinal rib e for latch engagement with any one of the several notches of the scale-plate, which notches correspond with graduations of said plate denoting arbitrary quantities of The resiliency of the lever is such that the rib e thereof will auto. matically engage any one ofthe scale-plate notches with which it is brought into register, and some effort on the part of the operator is necessary to the disengagement of the lever-'rib from a scale-plate notch.

In screw-thread union with the outermost vertical channel portion of the flow-chamber D is a horizontal pipe K, and the casing L of a cock M is coupled to said ipe, another pipe N, and a'nozzle O to comp ete the aforesaid inlet and outlet passage. The pipe N is for connection with a more or less distantsuply-tank, (not shown,) from which liquid has iiydrostatic flow tothe aforesaid receptacle, and the nozzle O extends below thebottom v of said receptacle, this nozzle, 'the casing L for the cock M, the pipe K, and the outermost vertical channel portion of the flow-chamber D combining to constitute the long leg of a siphon whose short leg is the innermost vertical channel portion of said chamber.

The cock vM is adjusted to cut oii' the supi' ply-pipe N or the nozzle O'from communication with the pipe K, as may be desirable from time to time in the operation of the measuring a liance, and said nozzle is shown as preferably rovided with outer hooks f, upon which to ang the bails of vessels into which liquid from the receptacle of said appliance is to be drawn.

The appliance herein shown is pro ortioned for measuring one-half of a ga on one, two, three, four, or ive gallons of the liquid contents at any one time, according to the adjustment of the lever I and cock M; aforesaid. The cock being adjusted to cutoff the nozzle 0 ofthe siphon aforesaid and open the supply-pipe N' to .the pipe K, theev li uid-receptacle of the measuring a pliance wil be automatically iilled. Now i the lever I be set at the one-half-gallon notch of the scale-plate J the adjustment of the cock M to cut ofi the supply-pipe and open the nozzle will result in a gravity flow of one-half of a gallon of the liquid contents from said receptacle, the proportions being such that there is always that amount of liquid in the siphon between the cock and the air-inlet ofy said siphon when the aforesaid receptacle is full of liquid. The receptacle being' full of liquid (as is always the case when the cock M is in the position shown in Fig. 1) and the lever I set at any one of the gallon-notches'of the scale-plate, then as a result of a turn of `Asaid.auch to close the aforesaid supply-pipe N and open the nozzle Ov the predetermined quantity" of the liquid contents of said receptacle will si hon. therefrom, the siphon being vented at the proper time' tobreak the column of liquid therein, as a resultof the ad- -justment of the air-tube F in connection with aforesaid receptacle until such time as the' free end of the air-tube F is uncovered, this being a matter ofthe utmost importance to the successful operation of the measuring appliance. l

Having thus described my invention, what I claim asv new, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is t l. In a liquid-measuringl appliance, a receptacle having a flow-chamber comprising two parallel vertical channelsecommunicating at their'upper ends, a rotary adjustabley vent inV spring-controlled 4binding groundjoint connection with the up er portion of the dow-chamber, and a cock having its casing in communication with the outermost vertical channel of said flow-chamber and a nozzle depending below the bottom ofsaid receptacle,said casing being also adapted for union with a'su'pply-pipe.

2. In a liquid-measuring a pliance, a receptacle having a'flow-'cham er comprising two parallel vertical channels communicating at their upper ends, a lever-controlled shouldered rod extending through a stuffing-v box in a wall of the receptacle and having a hollow end in ground-joint engagement with a lateral'aperture in the upper portion of the flow-chamber, a spring on the rod under tension between the shoulder of same and the stuffing-box, an air-tubeiitted at one end to the hollow portion of said rod, and a cock havingits casing in communication with the outermost vertical channel of said flow-chamber and a nozzle depending below the bottom of said receptacle, said casing being alsoV adapted for union with a supply-pipe.

3. In a liquid-measuring apparatus, va receptacle having a How-chamber comprising two parallel vertical channels communicating at their upper ends, a rotary adjustable vent in ground-joint connection with the upper portion of the ,flowlchamben a slotted scale-plate in connection with the receptacle, a bent spring-lever in connection with the vent and engaging the scale-plate sint under compression against the outer fasc of f' an io at all times exert pressure tending to 'bind said vent tight in its ground-joint seat and a cock having its casing in communication with IOO IIO

the outermost vertical channel of the flowchamber and a nozzle depending below the bottom of said receptacle, said casing being also adapted for union with a supply-pipe.

4. In a liquid-measuring appliance, a receptacle having a -flow-chamber comprising two parallel vertical channels communicating at their upper ends, a shouldered rod eX- tending through a stuiing-box in a wall of the receptacle, and having a hollow end in ground-joint engagement with a lateral aperture in the upper portion of the How-chamber, a spring on the rod between its shoulder and the stuiiing-box, an air-tube fitted at one end to the hollow portion of said rod, a

c spring-lever fast on the outer portion ofthe aforesaid rod in tension contact with a guide, and. a cock having its casing incommuncation with the outermost vertical channel of said low-chamberland a nozzle depending below the bottom of said receptacle, said casing being also adapted for union with a supply-P119@- 5. In a l1 uld-measurlng appliance, a receptacle having a flow-chamber comprising two parallel vertical channels communicating at their upper ends, a rotary adjustable lever-controlled vent in spring-controlled binding ground-joint connection with the upper portion of the How-chamber, a graduated guide for the vent-lever, and a cock having its casing in rcommunication most vertical channel of said flow-chamber and a nozzle depending below the bottom of said receptacle, said casing being also adapted for union with a supply-pipe.

6. In a liquid-measuring appliance, a receptacle having a How-chamber comprising two parallel channels communicating at their upper ends, the wall between the channels being approximately the same height as the top of the receptacle, a rotary adjustable vent in spring-controlled binding 'groundjoint connection with the upper portionoi the flow-chamber, and a cock having its casing in communication with the outermost vertical channel of said {low-chamber and a nozzle depending below the bottom of said receptacle, said casing being also adapted for union with a supply-pipe.

In testimony that I claim the foregoing I have hereunto set my hand, at Sheboygan, in the county of Sheboygan and State of Wis-v consin, in the presence of two witnesses.

JOHN H. OPTENBERG.

Witnesses:

FELIX BENFEY, GUssIE BrcKEL.

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